providing basic services and educational support to orphans and other vulnerable children in Africa

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Meet Lanoi, a young woman empowered by the WLA

Lanoi may be young, but she already has dreams of an education and career. However, the resources available to her and others young girls in Kenya are severely limited. From extreme poverty to sexual abuse, young women in this part of the world face potential hardships each day that stand in the way of a future that includes an education. Read more.

Meet the Dignitas Dottie Scholar Girls

A new group of girls have been selected as this year’s Dottie Scholars! Get to know a few of the accomplished young women WLA has granted high school scholarships to through Dignitas, an educational development organization and one of WLA’s partners. Help send more girls to school by donating today!

WLA is dedicated to helping a record number of children, teachers and schools in 2016.

In 2016, WLA will provide support to over 20 schools in Kenya and Swaziland, impact the lives of over 7,000 students and more than 500 teachers.

WLA helps record number of children, teachers and schools in 2014

Thanks to generous donations, WLA was
able to increase our education support to
children in need during 2014. We provided
support to 35 schools in Kenya and
Swaziland, touching the lives of over 11,700 students and more than 400
teachers.

Project Canaan Academy Kindergarten opened January 2015

The Kindergarten at Project Canaan
Academy in Swaziland helps to provide
the best educational resources available
to the growing number of children living at
Project Canaan with our partner Heart for
Africa. The first class of a dozen students
commenced on January 1, 2015. Special
thanks to UPS for shipping a 40-ft.
container from Knoxville, TN to Swaziland,
filled with beautiful furniture and lots of
school supplies purchased by WLA.

Help us refurnish a girls’ dorm in the village of Oldonyonyokie

It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly
three years since we finished our first
project – to help keep 64 girls in school by
furnishing a dorm so that they did not have
to make the long trip to and from school.
Now the beds, linens and school uniforms
need to be replaced, and you can help us.
For only $50, you can help buy a new
uniform, underwear, shoes and linens.
Click here to make a donation.